Recent online attacks towards Taiwanese singer Deserts Chang and Hong Kong pop star Deric Wan are a perfect example of how Chinese netizens can easily swing between left and right when it comes to politics.

Yesterday, Fang Binxing, father of China’s national censorship system, resigned from his post as the president of the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication. In response to the news, Chinese netizens wished that his illness take his life ASAP.

A Chinese scholar’s essays on the differences and the similarities between the Chinese dream and the American dreams draws criticism online. At the same time, Chinese netizens shared their visions of a “dream life.”

The most significant change in the case is Chinese netizens’ attitude towards such a story. Gone are the days when people trust government rhetoric. Gone, too, are the days when people automatically buy into stories depicting an “evil” government.

What would you do if you don’t trust your own government? For China’s always-cynical netizens, the answer is easy – to appeal to the US government. The 6 most recent petitions submitted to the White House are all from China.

An uplifting story was proved a staged publicity stunt one day after going viral on Sina Weibo, China’s leading microblogging service. Weibo’s credibility as an information source is called into question by netizens.

Photos of Peng Liyuan, China’s new first lady, during her first foreign trip have been making waves on the Chinese Internet. Netizens flocked to cheer at her beauty and elegance. But for many, a presentable first lady is far from enough.